Merítve

Merítve is a Hungarian verbal participle form derived from the verb merít, which means to dip, immerse, or soak. As a past participle, merítve functions as an adjective or a participial descriptor indicating that an object has undergone the action of dipping or immersion. It can be used in descriptive passages to convey the resulting state of being dipped, as well as in compound verbal constructions with auxiliary verbs to express tense or voice.

Etymology and morphology: merítve combines the root merít with the suffix -ve, a standard Hungarian suffix for forming past participles. This construction mirrors how other verbs in Hungarian form participles that describe completed actions from a preceding verb.

Usage and contexts: Merítve appears most often in contexts where immersion or dipping is relevant, such as culinary writing (foods that have been dipped in batter, sauce, or oil) or manufacturing and processing descriptions (samples or items that have been submerged in a liquid). In literary or descriptive prose, merítve can help convey a state resulting from immersion without naming the agent performing the action.

Related terms: The noun merítés refers to immersion or the act of dipping; merítő is a noun meaning a dipper or ladle, and meríteni is the verb “to dip” or “to immerse.” These related forms share the same semantic field and are commonly encountered in Hungarian technical, culinary, and descriptive language.

See also: merítés, merítő, meríteni.